[3][4] Dr. Sussman, chief of orthopedics and member of trainer Mack Lewis' gym, offered the job at the hospital and teamed up with Vince Cala to promote fights to assist with advancing Chaplin's career.
[8][9] The South Atlantic Association honored Chaplin with the outstanding boxer award February 8, 1976 after two victories in international competition against the Russians.
Duane Bobick's career ended in the sixth round of a July 3, 1979 fight on the Steel Pier in Atlantic City, NJ, when Chaplin opened two deep cuts over Bodick's right eye forcing Dr. Stanely Rogers to stop the match.
[15][16][17][18] His next two fights were wins by unanimous decision against Larry Alexander and Wendell Bailey for the USA Maryland State Heavyweight Title.
[3] Chaplin lost a 10-round decision to Gerrie Coetzee at the first boxing card held at the Aloha Stadium in the "Duel in the Sun" billed fight in 1981.
The second time was a split decision loss, in 1981, for the USBA Heavyweight Title broadcast on ABC's Wide World of Sports.
Although most fans felt Chaplin was winning the fight, the judges scored it much closer receiving a round of boos when the decision was announced.
[25] At the age of 32, for a $75,000 guarantee, Chaplin challenged Gerry Cooney in a 10-round fight at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, televised live on cable syndication across thirty states.